The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Nov 27, Colombo: The government of Japan has granted approximately Rs.282 million (Japanese Yen 220 million) to Sri Lanka as food grant assistance through the World Food Program (WFP) to support the ongoing School Meals Program in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Economic Development will oversee …
The project aimed to treat the waters of the Hatirjheel-Begunbari canal is being delayed due to a fund shortage. However, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has received $76m from the World Bank to improve the city's water supply and sewerage management. The donor agency has also promised an …
The government has already begun addressing the various issues faced by the health sector in the country in order to provide quality health care to the people, Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said Sunday. Dr Jameel had visited the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) on Sunday and met with …
RAJSHAHI : Adverse impact of climate change has started posing a serious threat to the farming sector alongside overall living and livelihood condition in vast barind tract consisting the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj for the last couple of years, reports BSS. The adverse situation has directly been negatively …
KARACHI - The Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell of Sindh Health Department confirmed death of another dengue patient in Thatta, taking the toll to 30 in the province. Another 10 dengue cases have also been reported in Karachi during the last 48 hours, taking the total number of cases to 4,236. …
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is preparing to launch a pilot project for a biogas plant in the Kathmandu Valley. “A pilot project will be set up that will produce biogas and compost fertiliser worth three metric tonnes every day,” said Rabin Man Shrestha, chief of the Environment Management Division at …
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 21 (BSS): An extensive potato cultivation plan has been taken up in the district this year. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said they have brought 1,207 hectares of land in which, 292 hectares in Sadar upazila, 400 hectares in Shibganj upazila, 360 hectares in Gomostapur upazila, 65 …
KARACHI, Nov 21: The Sindh government and Turkey’s Sanko Holding AS and Teyo AS signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday for the development of Thar coal and production of 200MW to 10,000MW electricity in phases. The MoU on behalf of the Sindh government was signed by Director General …
LAHORE, Nov 21: Various teams comprising officials of the city district government, town administrations and police sealed on Thursday 19 steel and other factories for causing environmental pollution in Daroghawala. The teams conducted 34 raids and got cases registered against 10 factory owners and staffers. DCO Ahmad Javaid Qazi said …
Nov 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena says the government has taken steps to enhance the country's health sector by increasing budgetary allocations to the sector every year. The Minister told a public gathering in Kurunegala that the government has allocated Rs. 135 billion to the health sector …
Karachi—Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) started to conduct 4-hours a day load shedding at all water pumping stations of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB;) from Wednesday and announced that if the KW&SB; continued to default on payments of outstanding dues, the power supply would be disconnected, too. It said …
Orange farming in this area has flourished since its commercial cultivation began under the five-year term (2006-2011) Orange Development Project (ODP) of the DAE. Commercial cultivation of orange is gaining popularity at different upazilas of the district as the growers are getting bumper production of the fruit in recent years. …
KARACHI - At least 44% of Pakistan’s population does not have access to safe toilets, while 53% women in Pakistan don’t have sanitation options with privacy. This was unveiled at events organised by different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and schools to mark the World Toilet Day on Tuesday (November 19), aiming …
RANGPUR, Nov 18: Gourd growers at different upazilas in Kurigram district are worried as the cultivation of vegetables is severely been affected on account of root rotting disease. The disease is causing massive damage to many gourd fields at different villages under Kurigram Sadar and Rajarhat Upazila before the eyes …
KATHMANDU: Vulnerable communities in developing countries, mountain nations, and small island developing states (SIDS) need global support and knowledge to adapt to rapid and unpredictable changes. This was the central theme of the event ‘Adaptation without Borders: Building Cooperation for Resilient Regions’. The event was jointly organised by INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE, the …
ISLAMABAD - The government has released Rs 21 billion for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in the last four years (2009-10 to 2012-13), says a document of the Ministry of Water and Power. According to the document, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Asian …
ISLAMABAD - Annual rate of deforestation in Pakistan ranges from 4-6 per cent, while carbon dioxide emissions are increasing annually at the rate of 8-10 per cent which is an alarming trend. The annual cost of restoring environment degraded as a result of this is up to US$ 5.2 billion. …
KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office will implement a special sanitation programme from tomorrow in view of Constituent Assembly polls slated for November 19. “The special sanitation programme will take effect from tomorrow,” said Rabin Man Shrestha, chief of the KMC’s Environment Management Division. “As part of the programme, we …
RAJSHAHI, Nov 14: An early variety of hybrid tomato has started to arrive in the markets of Rajshahi. Farmers of the district are also happy over getting a satisfactory price of their yield. According to sources, early variety of hybrid tomato is mainly cultivated in Godagari upazila of the district. …
RAJSHAHI : Farmers have started harvesting winter hybrid tomato at Godagari upazila of the district and its adjacent areas for the last couple of days with the hope of more profit, reports BSS. Growers are expecting that they will earn more money from tomato farming during the current season. Tomato, …
